Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) released earnings Tuesday after the bell, reporting Q4 EPS of $0.55 versus the estimated $0.58, missing by $0.03.
EPS were Up 224 percent from the same quarter last year, while revenue came in at $1.04B versus the estimated $1.04B.
Toward the end of trading Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.54 percent to 15,050.71 while the NASDAQ rose 0.07 percent to 3,395.07. The S&P rose, gaining 0.50 percent to 1,625.75.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq and S&P 500 all rose modestly on the session. The S&P closed at a new all-time high after starting out the week in the same fashion.
Toward the end of trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.15 percent to 14,699.62 while the NASDAQ gained 0.63 percent to 3,290.96. The S&P also rose, surging 0.39 percent to 1,585.49.
In a report published by BGC Partners, analyst Colin W. Gillis upgraded Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) from Hold to Buy and lowered the price target from $550.00 to $500.00.
In a report published by JP Morgan, analyst Philip Cusick upgraded Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) from Neutral to Overweight and raised the price target from $6.00 to $8.00.
In the report, JP Morgan wrote, "We have recently been cautious on Sprint due to the operational challenges facing the company regarding continued subscriber headwinds as well as high ope
Goldman Sachs analyst Isaac Ro published a report on Life Technologies (NASDAQ: LIFE) that upgraded the stock from Sell to Neutral and raised the price target from $48.00 to $74.00.
In the report, Goldman Sachs wrote, "We now see increased likelihood that LIFE will trade on M&A expectations and not on fundamentals.
DA Davidson published a report Monday where analyst Andrew Burns upgraded under Armour (NYSE: UA) from Neutral to Buy and raised the price target from $57 to $66.
In the report, DA Davidson wrote, "Numerous near-term growth drivers provide confidence to raise estimates.
BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield published a report on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) that initiated coverage with a Buy rating and $250.00 price target.
In the report, BTIG wrote, "We believe Netflix is set to benefit from the perfect storm of catalysts (improving bandwidth, personalization of entertainment, slow-moving competition, ISPs ramping their mar
In a report published Monday, Nomura analyst Aram Rubinson upgraded Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW) from Neutral to Buy and raised the price target from $170 to $200.
In the report, Nomura reported, "We have grown to admire SHW's business prospects as well as its management team, and are thus positively inclined to the stock.
